Toy vehicle



April 1, 1947. 'F. B. SCHROEDER 2,

TOY VEHI CLE Filed Oct. 10, 1945 INVENTOR. 14/? f OFF/Cl! ESQ/(04715? A TTORNE Patented Apr. 1, 1947 TOY VEHICLE Frederick B. Schroeder, Cincinnati, Ohio, assignor of one-half to Thomas Sullivan, Covington, Ky.

Application October 10, 1945, Serial No. 621,420

1 Claim. (01. 2801.17)

1 This invention relates to a toy vehicle. Its purpose is to provide a means for amusing and exercising children in a way most attractive to them. By this I mean forward progress accompanied by and caused by the bouncing of the 5 motion has two components, apparently. One entire body of the child. tends to make the vehicle go forward and the My invention is an improvement upon the canother tends to make it go backward. If there tilever type of hobby horse, which is not capable were no stake 29 provided, the result would be of forward progress by reason of the rider's up merely backward and forward oscillation. Howand down motion. This is because this toy has ever, the stake, aided by the rubber tip 22 resists not been provided heretofore with (a) Wheels (b) backward motion by pushing against the ground. steering gear and (0) means for cancelling im- The forward motion is, however, unresisted so pulses of either forward or backward direction. that the vehicle goes forward in short impulses By providing these, I have made a much more which on a level, smooth surface, are averaged attractive toy, i. e., a travelling one out of an to a continuous progression. If the stake is original that was purely static. brought forward in the manner described, so

Referring to the accompanying drawings, that forward impulses are resisted or cancelled,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view from the oblique then the vehicle will go backward. Fig. 2 shows front. in dotted line the approximate amplitude of Fig. 2 is a side elevation. 20 bounce that will result in satisfactory progress in Fig. 3 is a cross section taken on the line 3-3 either direction. of Fig. 2. I claim as my invention:

I0 is a centerboard or frame to which are fas- A toy wheeled vehicle comprising a centertened a rear axle II and a front axle l2. The board, a steerable axle pivoted to the front end latter is pivoted on a bolt l3 for steering purthereof, guide means for steering said axle, a poses. Each axle is provided with right and left cantilever attached to the front of said centerwheels l4, preferably of small diameter, i. 6., board, a seat attached to the free end of said between 6" and one foot- I5 is a t g but cantilever, said guide means being actua'ble by flexible cantilever made of spring steel. It is the rider from, said seat and stake means p held dOWn at the forward end y boll? and is oted upon the side of said centerboard and in fulcrumed on the centerboard II] in the convenangulaf t t, ith the surface upon which 1iionfill manner- A Seat having preferably the the vehicle rests, whereby the vehicle is prevented usual hobby horse head projecting therefrom from going in the direction in which the lower lower on the cantllever, conventional end of the stake means is pointed but is free to footrest 23-, preferably adjustable for height. go in the Opposite direction by reason of the Cords 3 are attached to screw eyes 19 at the force exerted by the rider when he bounces up top outer ends of axle l2 and pass through other and down on the free end f the cantileven screw eyes l9 at the sides of the horse head. A FREDERICK SCHROEDER steering means is thus provided which works after the manner of rein s. The dotted-line figure of 40 REFERENCES CITED a child in Fig. 1 shows the position to be assumed by the user The followmg references are of record in the Under the seat I7 and attached to the centerfile of thls patent: V boarrlll Hi, there is pivoted at 2| a short stake 20, UNITED STATES PATENTS whic is preferably provided with a rubber tip 22. The stake is slightly longer than the disi g g F S P3 tance from pivot 2| to the ground, so that the 1677061 Tageo 1928 stake will trail at an angle approximatingthe m 7"? uy 1 38 one shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The stake is easily 2132'487 MaJeWskl 1 9 2216 418 McNally Oct. 1 1940 changed wlththe foot from a rearward mclma- M 1 0 t 1934 tion to a forward inclination by lifting the vee "f c hicle a short distance and then lowering-it after the shift has been made.

Assuming that the stake 20 is at the angle and direction shown in the drawings, the child has now mounted the seat I! and is bouncing up and down on the spring cantilever 15. This 

